Softball Recap: Pacelli Extends Winning Streak to Five

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

04/20/26 @ Pittsville	17
04/07/26 @ Weyauwega-Fremont	17
04/16/26 vs Rosholt	16
05/18/26 vs Tri-County	15
04/30/26 vs Pittsville	15

Pacelli barely beat St. Mary's Springs the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Ledger with a sharp 12-2 win on Thursday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Amelia Martini and Ella Tess made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Martini pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Tess tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Martini has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Martini went 4-for-5 with one home run and four RBI, while Tess went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those four hits gave Martini a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jaedyn Zdroik and Kaydyn Nelson did most of the damage at the plate: Zdroik went 2-for-5 with three runs and one RBI, while Nelson got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Zdroik has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ella Van Order, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Pacelli was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's Springs only posted a batting average of .292.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Pacelli, bringing their record up to 15-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Pacelli will take on Iola-Scandinavia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Mary's Springs, they will challenge St. Mary Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games the Zephyrs have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.